GQ Exclusive: Hear the Entire Ear-Shredding DJ Set From the Givenchy Show in Paris

The first reason to try to score tickets to the twice-yearly fashion shows is the clothes. (Obviously.) A second reason, and it's a close second: the chance to get turned onto new music, usually stuff chosen by smart, cool, taste-making designers and/or their DJ friends. A few shows caught our ears this year, but Givenchy's on January 23rd in Paris stood above the rest: dark, weird, bass-heavy, twisted, and trapped-out (to borrow a phrase from Atlanta hip-hop)—a perfect match for the blood-red and black-as-night clothing Riccardo Tisci sent down the runway.

Turns out it's a mix by The Martinez Brothers—Steve, 26, and Chris, 23—two Bronx-bred real-life bros who've been spinning records in clubs around the world for years. "We met Riccardo in Ibiza two years ago, where we have a summer-long residency at DC10," Steve says," Steve says. "Since then, we've been making music for all the Givenchy shows." The set-up each time is simple: Tisci gives the duo a breakdown of the new collection's concept and the vibe he's going for. "After that, we give him a bunch of different options and he chooses," Steve continues. "We're making revisions up until the night before the show." Chris says, "he wanted a dark, rocking, edgy vibe this time, so we tried to fit that mold. We sent at least ten or twelve beats before he got to liking one of them." The brothers then attended the show, spinning and mixing as the models snaked their way through the space.

But that's not the only great music we heard. Here are our other favorites:

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